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- This invention relates to display devices, and more particularly, to avoiding luminescence shock (temporary vision impairment) when a display device is activated in a dark environment.
- Touch screens are becoming increasingly popular because of their ease and versatility of operation as well as their declining price.
- Touch screens can include a touch sensor panel, which can be a clear panel with a touch-sensitive surface.
- the touch sensor panel can be positioned in front of a display screen so that the touch-sensitive surface covers the viewable area of the display screen.
- Touch screens can allow a user to make selections and move a cursor by simply touching the display screen via a finger or stylus.
- the touch screen can recognize the touch and position of the touch on the display screen, and the computing system can interpret the touch and thereafter perform an action based on the touch event.
- touch screens can reduce or eliminate the need for physical keypads or buttons, the touch screens themselves can often be made larger in comparison to the overall size of the device.
- These larger touch screens have enabled even small devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile telephones, digital audio/video players, and the like to provide a wider variety of content than previously possible, including video, graphics, Internet access, photos, and the like.
- PDAs personal digital assistants
- the convenience of today's handheld portable devices combined with their ever-increasing multi-media functionality has made such devices seemingly ubiquitous, with users carrying them everywhere, in purses or clipped to belts. To a dedicated user, these personal devices can be as indispensable as a wallet. To that end, users may place these personal devices within arms reach wherever they go, including vehicles, movie theaters, and the like.
- a large display illuminated to full brightness will exhaust a battery in no time, and thus power saving functions such as sleep modes are common in personal devices.
- the display of a mobile telephone may be dimmed or go dark altogether until a call is received, or the screen of a PDA may go blank until the user activates a function or a communication such as an e-mail or text message is received.
- a nearby user who happens to be looking at the device or is instinctively drawn to looking at the display when it illuminates can suffer temporary vision impairment.
- the sudden flash of light can cause short-term blindness or at least impaired vision.
- This temporary impaired vision can range from a mere annoyance to a life-threatening situation if the user is driving a motor vehicle.
- a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed to selectively limit the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment.
- the algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
- the display When a display device is in a standby, sleep or powered-down mode to save battery power, the display is at a zero brightness level.
- the display When the display is automatically activated, such as when a telephone call is received, the display can turn on to a brightness level determined by the ambient light level detected by the ambient light sensor. If the device is in a car being driven at night, for example, then when a call or other triggering activity is detected, the display brightness level may instantly jump from zero to some predetermined level. Because the user's eyes are likely to be already adjusted to the darkness of the car, the sudden change in display brightness level from can cause luminescence shock and temporary vision impairment, which can be dangerous to the operator of the car, especially if the driver takes a glance at the newly illuminated display.
- the ambient light sensor will turn on and detect a certain ambient light level.
- the display device will turn on at a brightness level according to the current display brightness setting.
- the threshold value is chosen such that no luminescence shock is expected for ambient light levels above the threshold value, no adjustment is made to the display brightness level when the display turns on.
- the display device will turn on from a zero brightness level to an initially reduced brightness level as compared to what would normally be expected if the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness level was followed. In other words, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting.
- This dimmer than usual brightness level is intended to avoid luminescence shock.
- the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function, which should be closer to ideal for sufficient visibility at the current ambient light level.
- a threshold is not used, and therefore regardless of the detected ambient light level, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting.
- the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function.
- the luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed only when the display device is initially off.
- the reduced brightness value may be implemented in a number of different ways. If the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value may be a fixed value, regardless of the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings. Alternatively, the reduced display brightness value can be a fixed value that is dependent on the current display brightness settings. In another embodiment, the reduced display brightness value is dependent only on the detected ambient light level, regardless of the current display brightness settings. In still other embodiments, the reduced display brightness value is dependent both on the detected ambient light level and the current display brightness settings.
- the display may initially come on with a reduced brightness value as compared to normal levels. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to normal levels.
- the wavelength of light from the display can be shifted to further reduce luminescence shock. If ambient light levels below a certain threshold are detected when a telephone call or other activity is detected and the display is turned on, the color of the display can be temporarily gamma-shifted into the red region, either alone or in combination with reduced display brightness levels as described above. By gamma-shifting the display towards red light, the brightness of the display will tend to cause the user's pupils to constrict less, so that when the user looks up again at a dark road, for example, the user's vision impairment is reduced. If gamma-shifting is applied in combination with reduced display brightness levels, the display brightness levels may not need to be reduced as much.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary computing system including a display device operable in accordance with a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 a illustrates exemplary brightness functions of ambient light (in lux (one lumen per square meter)) vs. display device brightness or luminance (in nits (one candela per square meter)) for an exemplary display device according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 b illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value may be a fixed value regardless of the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 c illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value is a fixed value that is dependent on the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 d illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value is dependent only on the detected ambient light level, regardless of the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 e illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value is dependent both on the detected ambient light level and the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 f illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm in which no ambient light level is detected and the display device initially turns on at a reduced brightness level before ramping up to normal levels according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 3 is a plot of wavelength vs. pupil sensitivity, showing that the pupils are more sensitive to blue/green light as compared to red light to illustrate the purpose of gamma-shifting according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 4 is a more detailed view of the host processor, ambient light sensor and display device shown in FIG. 1 according to one embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 5 a illustrates an exemplary mobile telephone that can include luminescence shock avoidance algorithms according to one embodiments of this invention.
- FIG. 5 b illustrates an exemplary digital audio player that can include luminescence shock avoidance algorithms according to one embodiments of this invention.
- a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed to selectively limit the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment.
- the algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
- FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary computing system 100 operable with touch screen 142 formed from sensor panel 124 and display device 140 that may be used in conjunction with embodiments of this invention.
- the system of FIG. 1 is merely illustrative of a number of different touch screen systems that can be used with embodiments of this invention.
- Sensor panel 124 can include a capacitive touch sensor panel capable of detecting touch or hovering within the near-field detection capabilities of the capacitive touch sensors, or a proximity sensor panel capable of detecting hovering outside the near field detection capabilities of the capacitive touch sensors, or a combination of both. Examples of a capacitive touch sensor panel and a proximity sensor panel are described in Applicant's co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/649,998 entitled “Proximity and Multi-Touch Sensor Detection and Demodulation,” filed on Jan. 3, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
- Sensor panel 124 can be connected to other components in computing system 100 through connectors integrally formed on the sensor panel, or using flex circuits.
- Computing system 100 can include one or more panel processors 102 and peripherals 104 , and panel subsystem 106 .
- the one or more processors 102 can include, for example, ARM968 processors or other processors with similar functionality and capabilities.
- the panel processor functionality can be implemented instead by dedicated logic such as a state machine.
- Peripherals 104 can include, but are not limited to, random access memory (RAM) or other types of memory or storage, watchdog timers and the like.
- Panel subsystem 106 can include, but is not limited to, one or more analog channels 108 , channel scan logic 110 and driver logic 114 .
- Channel scan logic 110 can access RAM 112 , autonomously read data from the analog channels and provide control for the analog channels. This control can include multiplexing columns of sensor panel 124 to analog channels 108 .
- channel scan logic 110 can control the driver logic and stimulation signals being selectively applied to rows of sensor panel 124 .
- panel subsystem 106 , panel processor 102 and peripherals 104 can be integrated into a single application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
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- Driver logic 114 can provide multiple panel subsystem outputs 116 and can present a proprietary interface that drives high voltage driver 118 .
- High voltage driver 118 can provide level shifting from a low voltage level (e.g. complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) levels) to a higher voltage level, providing a better signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio for noise reduction purposes.
- the high voltage driver outputs can be sent to decoder 120 , which can selectively connect one or more high voltage driver outputs to one or more panel row inputs 122 through a proprietary interface and enable the use of fewer high voltage driver circuits in the high voltage driver 118 .
- Each panel row input 122 can drive one or more rows in sensor panel 124 .
- high voltage driver 118 and decoder 120 can be integrated into a single ASIC. However, in other embodiments high voltage driver 118 and decoder 120 can be integrated into driver logic 114 , and, in still other embodiments, high voltage driver 118 and decoder 120 can be eliminated entirely.
- Computing system 100 can also include host processor 128 for receiving outputs from panel processor 102 and performing actions based on the outputs that can include, but are not limited to, moving an object such as a cursor or pointer, scrolling or panning, adjusting control settings, opening a file or document, viewing a menu, making a selection, executing instructions, operating a peripheral device connected to the host device, answering a telephone call, placing a telephone call, terminating a telephone call, changing the volume or audio settings, storing information related to telephone communications such as addresses, frequently dialed numbers, received calls, missed calls, logging onto a computer or a computer network, permitting authorized individuals access to restricted areas of the computer or computer network, loading a user profile associated with a user's preferred arrangement of the computer desktop, permitting access to web content, launching a particular program, encrypting or decoding a message, and/or the like.
- host processor 128 for receiving outputs from panel processor 102 and performing actions based on the outputs that can include, but are not limited to, moving an
- Host processor 128 can also perform additional functions that may not be related to panel processing, and can be coupled to program storage 132 and display device 130 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) for providing a user interface (UI) to a user of the device.
- display device 130 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) for providing a user interface (UI) to a user of the device.
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- a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be implemented in software or firmware and executed by host processor 128 to selectively limit the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when display device 130 is activated in a dark environment.
- an ambient light sensor 144 may provide a signal or change in state corresponding to the amount of ambient light present.
- Ambient light sensor 144 can be a photodiode (e.g. a fast pin diode) 146 or any other device (e.g. a phototransistor or other sensing device) known in the art whose current changes as a function of received ambient light, and can include both an infrared (IR) sensor and a visible light sensor.
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- FIG. 2 a illustrates exemplary brightness functions of ambient light (in lux (one lumen per square meter)) vs. display device brightness or luminance (in nits (one candela per square meter)) for an exemplary display device according to embodiments of this invention.
- the brightness functions in FIG. 2 a indicate that, for a given ambient light level (the x-axis), the display device will be set to a particular brightness level (the y-axis).
- FIG. 2 a demonstrates that as the ambient light decreases, less light is needed from the display to maintain sufficient visibility, and as the ambient light increases, more light is needed from the display to maintain sufficient visibility.
- FIG. 2 a illustrates exemplary brightness functions of ambient light (in lux (one lumen per square meter)) vs. display device brightness or luminance (in nits (one candela per square meter)) for an exemplary display device according to embodiments of this invention.
- the brightness functions in FIG. 2 a indicate that, for a given ambient
- lines 200 , 202 , 204 , 206 and 208 represent a sampling of brightness functions (or various modified brightness functions) of ambient light vs. display device brightness that can be selected by a user using a manual display brightness control setting, although it should be noted that the brightness functions need not be largely linear, but can be non-linear and can even include discrete steps.
- the brightness functions may be mathematical expressions computed by a processor, or look-up tables stored in memory.
- line 200 can be the default (neutral) display brightness function, but if the user desires a lower display brightness, the control setting can be adjusted down, either in continuous or discrete steps, until an absolute minimum display brightness function 202 is reached. Note that in the example of FIG.
- control setting can be adjusted up, either in continuous or discrete steps, passing through brightness functions 204 and 206 , until an absolute maximum display brightness function 208 is reached.
- function 208 is maintained at maximum display brightness level 212 .
- there is essentially no longer any sensitivity to ambient light, as the display brightness setting is constant, regardless of the ambient light level. It also be understood that in other embodiments, there may be no manual display brightness control, and only a single brightness function (e.g. default function 200 ) may be employed.
- FIG. 2 a also illustrates that when the display device is in a standby, sleep or powered-down mode to save battery power, the display is at a zero brightness level 216 .
- the display When the display is automatically activated, such as when a telephone call is received, the display will turn on to the brightness level determined by the ambient light level detected by the ambient light sensor. For example, if the device was in a brightly lit room when a call is received, the display brightness level may jump from point 218 to point 220 . Because the user's eyes are likely to be already adjusted to the lighting in the room, the sudden change in display brightness level from point 218 to point 220 should not cause any luminescence shock.
- the display brightness level may jump from point 222 to point 224 .
- the display brightness level of point 224 is far less than point 220 , nevertheless because the user's eyes are likely to be already adjusted to the darkness of the car, the sudden change in display brightness level from point 222 to point 224 can cause luminescence shock and temporary vision impairment, which can be dangerous to the operator of the car.
- an algorithm may be applied as follows. If the display device is off and a call or other triggering activity is detected, the ambient light sensor will turn on and detect a certain ambient light level. In one embodiment, if the detected ambient light level is greater than or equal to a luminescence shock threshold value 226 , then the display device will turn on at a brightness level according to the current display brightness setting. In other words, if the ambient light level is greater than or equal to threshold value 226 , the display will turn on from a zero brightness level to the level defined by the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting (e.g. from point 218 to point 220 ).
- Threshold value 226 can be determined empirically and then used as a fixed value in the algorithm, or it can be user programmable. Because threshold value 226 is chosen such that no luminescence shock is expected for ambient light levels above the threshold value, no adjustment is made to the display brightness level when the display turns on.
- the display device will turn on from a zero brightness level to an initially reduced brightness level as compared to what would normally be expected if the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness level was followed.
- the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting (e.g. from point 222 to point 228 , which is less than point 224 ).
- This dimmer than usual brightness level is intended to avoid luminescence shock.
- some short time period has passed (e.g. five seconds), giving the user's eyes time to adjust, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function (see arrow 230 ), which should be closer to ideal for sufficient visibility at the current ambient light level.
- threshold 226 is not used, and therefore regardless of the detected ambient light level, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting.
- the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function.
- the luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed only when the display device is initially off.
- the reduced brightness value may be implemented in a number of different ways.
- FIG. 2 b illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is below threshold 226 , the reduced display brightness value may be a fixed value 240 , regardless of the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings.
- two brightness functions 200 and 204 are shown representing two different possible current display brightness settings.
- the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level 240 (see arrows 232 ), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 234 ). Even if the current display brightness settings correspond to brightness function 204 , the display device turns on to the same reduced brightness level 240 (see arrows 236 ), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 238 ).
- FIG. 2 c illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is below threshold 226 , the reduced display brightness value is a fixed value that is dependent on the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings.
- two brightness functions 200 and 204 are shown representing two different possible current display brightness settings. If the current display brightness settings correspond to brightness function 200 , then the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level 240 associated with brightness function 200 (see arrows 232 ), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 234 ).
- the display device turns on to a higher reduced brightness level 246 associated with brightness function 204 (see arrows 242 ), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 244 ).
- the fixed values 240 and 246 can depend on the current display brightness settings. For example, the higher the current display brightness settings, the higher the fixed value. At the lowest possible current display brightness settings, the fixed value can be the minimum display brightness value 210 (see FIG. 2 a ).
- FIG. 2 d illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is below threshold 226 , the reduced display brightness value is dependent only on the detected ambient light level, regardless of the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings.
- two brightness functions 200 and 204 are shown representing two different possible current display brightness settings. If the current display brightness settings correspond to brightness function 200 , then the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reduced brightness function 248 (see arrows 250 ). Note that although reduced brightness function 248 is shown in FIG.
- the reduced brightness function may be a mathematical expression computed by a processor, or may be a look-up table stored in memory.
- the display device After some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 252 ). Even if the current display brightness settings correspond to brightness function 204 , the display device turns on to the same reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reduced brightness function 248 (see arrows 254 ), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 256 ).
- FIG. 2 e illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is below threshold 226 , the reduced display brightness value is dependent both on the detected ambient light level and the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings.
- two brightness functions 200 and 204 are shown representing two different possible current display brightness settings. If the current display brightness settings correspond to brightness function 200 , then the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reduced brightness function 248 associated with brightness function 200 (see arrows 250 ). After some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 252 ).
- the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reduced brightness function 254 associated with brightness function 204 (see arrows 256 ), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 258 ).
- FIG. 2 f illustrates one embodiment of this invention in which when the display device is on, it remains at a constant level 260 , regardless of the ambient light level.
- this constant level 260 can be adjusted up or down as indicated by arrows 262 using a manual display brightness control.
- the display may initially come on with a reduced brightness value 264 as compared to line 260 (see arrows 266 ). After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by brightness level 260 (see arrows 268 ).
- the wavelength of light from the display can be shifted to further reduce luminescence shock.
- FIG. 3 is a plot of wavelength vs. pupil sensitivity, showing that the pupils are more sensitive to blue/green light (i.e. the pupils tend to constrict more) as compared to red light.
- the color of the display can be temporarily gamma-shifted into the red region, either alone or in combination with reduced display brightness levels as described above.
- the display brightness levels may not need to be reduced as much.
- FIG. 4 is a more detailed view of the host processor, ambient light sensor and display device shown in FIG. 1 .
- host processor 400 receives information on detected ambient light levels from ambient light sensor 402 through an interface which can include and I.sup.2C digital serial interface 404 .
- Host processor 400 can execute luminescence shock software or firmware 406 and control the brightness of display device 408 using control signals 410 .
- gamma-shift logic 412 which can be a color lookup table, can perform the gamma-shifting described above to alter the RGB inputs to display device 408 and shift the display to the red spectrum as described above.
- FIG. 5 a illustrates an exemplary mobile telephone 536 having sensor panel 524 and display device 530 and a processor that can include the luminescence shock avoidance algorithms as described above according to embodiments of this invention.
- FIG. 5 b illustrates an exemplary digital audio/video player 538 having sensor panel 524 and display device 530 and a processor that can include luminescence shock avoidance algorithms as described above according to embodiments of this invention.
- the mobile telephone and digital audio/video player of FIGS. 5 a and 5 b can advantageously benefit from the luminescence shock avoidance algorithms because they can limit the amount of temporary vision impairment that can occur when a previously dark display device is illuminated in a dark environment, which can be hazardous in certain situations such as when the user is driving a car at night.
Abstract
A luminescence shock avoidance algorithm selectively limits the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment. The algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/464,368, filed Sep. 1, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/877,268, filed May 18, 2020, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,137,851, issued Oct. 5, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/434,093, filed Jun. 6, 2019, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,692,468, issued Jun. 23, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/839,660, filed Dec. 12, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,354,617, issued Jul. 16, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/258,937, filed Sep. 7, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,858,896, issued Jan. 2, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/793,627, filed Jul. 7, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,443,460, issued Sep. 13, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/279,746, filed May 16, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,082,336, issued Jul. 14, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/777,072, filed Feb. 26, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,743,161, issued Jun. 3, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/304,176, filed Nov. 23, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,405,688, issued Mar. 26, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/800,293, filed May 4, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,068,125, issued Nov. 29, 2011, which claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/878,755, filed on Jan. 5, 2007, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. This application claims the benefit of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/464,368, filed Sep. 1, 2021, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/877,268, filed May 18, 2020, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,137,851, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/434,093, filed Jun. 6, 2019, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,692,468, issued Jun. 23, 2020, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/839,660, filed Dec. 12, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,354,617, issued Jul. 16, 2019, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/258,937, filed Sep. 7, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,858,896, issued Jan. 2, 2018, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/793,627, filed Jul. 7, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,443,460, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/279,746, filed May 16, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,082,336, issued Jul. 14, 2015, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/777,072, filed Feb. 26, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,743,161, issued Jun. 3, 2014, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/304,176, filed Nov. 23, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,405,688, issued Mar. 26, 2013, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/800,293, filed May 4, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,068,125, issued Nov. 29, 2011, and U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/878,755, filed on Jan. 5, 2007.
- This invention relates to display devices, and more particularly, to avoiding luminescence shock (temporary vision impairment) when a display device is activated in a dark environment.
- Many types of input devices are presently available for performing operations in a computing system, such as buttons or keys, mice, trackballs, touch panels, joysticks, touch screens and the like. Touch screens, in particular, are becoming increasingly popular because of their ease and versatility of operation as well as their declining price. Touch screens can include a touch sensor panel, which can be a clear panel with a touch-sensitive surface. The touch sensor panel can be positioned in front of a display screen so that the touch-sensitive surface covers the viewable area of the display screen. Touch screens can allow a user to make selections and move a cursor by simply touching the display screen via a finger or stylus. In general, the touch screen can recognize the touch and position of the touch on the display screen, and the computing system can interpret the touch and thereafter perform an action based on the touch event.
- Because touch screens can reduce or eliminate the need for physical keypads or buttons, the touch screens themselves can often be made larger in comparison to the overall size of the device. These larger touch screens have enabled even small devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile telephones, digital audio/video players, and the like to provide a wider variety of content than previously possible, including video, graphics, Internet access, photos, and the like. The convenience of today's handheld portable devices combined with their ever-increasing multi-media functionality has made such devices seemingly ubiquitous, with users carrying them everywhere, in purses or clipped to belts. To a dedicated user, these personal devices can be as indispensable as a wallet. To that end, users may place these personal devices within arms reach wherever they go, including vehicles, movie theaters, and the like.
- Because personal devices tend to have small batteries, power savings is critical. A large display illuminated to full brightness will exhaust a battery in no time, and thus power saving functions such as sleep modes are common in personal devices. For example, the display of a mobile telephone may be dimmed or go dark altogether until a call is received, or the screen of a PDA may go blank until the user activates a function or a communication such as an e-mail or text message is received. However, if one of these personal devices is in a sleep mode in a dark environment and the display is suddenly illuminated due to a received call or other communication, a nearby user who happens to be looking at the device or is instinctively drawn to looking at the display when it illuminates can suffer temporary vision impairment. Because the user's pupils have opened up in the dark environment, the sudden flash of light can cause short-term blindness or at least impaired vision. This temporary impaired vision can range from a mere annoyance to a life-threatening situation if the user is driving a motor vehicle.
- A luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed to selectively limit the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment. The algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
- When a display device is in a standby, sleep or powered-down mode to save battery power, the display is at a zero brightness level. When the display is automatically activated, such as when a telephone call is received, the display can turn on to a brightness level determined by the ambient light level detected by the ambient light sensor. If the device is in a car being driven at night, for example, then when a call or other triggering activity is detected, the display brightness level may instantly jump from zero to some predetermined level. Because the user's eyes are likely to be already adjusted to the darkness of the car, the sudden change in display brightness level from can cause luminescence shock and temporary vision impairment, which can be dangerous to the operator of the car, especially if the driver takes a glance at the newly illuminated display. To avoid luminescence shock, if the display device is off and a call or other triggering activity is detected, the ambient light sensor will turn on and detect a certain ambient light level. In one embodiment, if the detected ambient light level is greater than or equal to a threshold value, then the display device will turn on at a brightness level according to the current display brightness setting. In other words, if the ambient light level is greater than or equal to threshold value, the display will turn on from a zero brightness level to the level defined by the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting. Because the threshold value is chosen such that no luminescence shock is expected for ambient light levels above the threshold value, no adjustment is made to the display brightness level when the display turns on.
- However, if the detected ambient light level is below the threshold value, luminescence shock may occur, so the display device will turn on from a zero brightness level to an initially reduced brightness level as compared to what would normally be expected if the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness level was followed. In other words, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting. This dimmer than usual brightness level is intended to avoid luminescence shock. After some short time period has passed, giving the user's eyes time to adjust, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function, which should be closer to ideal for sufficient visibility at the current ambient light level.
- In other embodiments, a threshold is not used, and therefore regardless of the detected ambient light level, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting. Optionally, as above, after some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function.
- If the display device is already on and a call or other triggering activity is detected, there will be no change to the display brightness, regardless of the current light level. In other words, the luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed only when the display device is initially off.
- The reduced brightness value may be implemented in a number of different ways. If the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value may be a fixed value, regardless of the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings. Alternatively, the reduced display brightness value can be a fixed value that is dependent on the current display brightness settings. In another embodiment, the reduced display brightness value is dependent only on the detected ambient light level, regardless of the current display brightness settings. In still other embodiments, the reduced display brightness value is dependent both on the detected ambient light level and the current display brightness settings.
- Even in embodiments without an ambient light sensor, and therefore no detected ambient light level, luminescence shock can be avoided. When a telephone call or other triggering activity is detected, the display may initially come on with a reduced brightness value as compared to normal levels. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to normal levels.
- In other embodiments, the wavelength of light from the display can be shifted to further reduce luminescence shock. If ambient light levels below a certain threshold are detected when a telephone call or other activity is detected and the display is turned on, the color of the display can be temporarily gamma-shifted into the red region, either alone or in combination with reduced display brightness levels as described above. By gamma-shifting the display towards red light, the brightness of the display will tend to cause the user's pupils to constrict less, so that when the user looks up again at a dark road, for example, the user's vision impairment is reduced. If gamma-shifting is applied in combination with reduced display brightness levels, the display brightness levels may not need to be reduced as much.
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FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary computing system including a display device operable in accordance with a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 a illustrates exemplary brightness functions of ambient light (in lux (one lumen per square meter)) vs. display device brightness or luminance (in nits (one candela per square meter)) for an exemplary display device according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 b illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value may be a fixed value regardless of the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 c illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value is a fixed value that is dependent on the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 d illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value is dependent only on the detected ambient light level, regardless of the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 e illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm wherein if the detected ambient light level is below a threshold, the reduced display brightness value is dependent both on the detected ambient light level and the current display brightness settings according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 2 f illustrates a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm in which no ambient light level is detected and the display device initially turns on at a reduced brightness level before ramping up to normal levels according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 3 is a plot of wavelength vs. pupil sensitivity, showing that the pupils are more sensitive to blue/green light as compared to red light to illustrate the purpose of gamma-shifting according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 4 is a more detailed view of the host processor, ambient light sensor and display device shown inFIG. 1 according to one embodiment of this invention. -
FIG. 5 a illustrates an exemplary mobile telephone that can include luminescence shock avoidance algorithms according to one embodiments of this invention. -
FIG. 5 b illustrates an exemplary digital audio player that can include luminescence shock avoidance algorithms according to one embodiments of this invention. - In the following description of preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which it is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
- A luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed to selectively limit the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when a display device is activated in a dark environment. The algorithm receives the state of the display (e.g. on or in standby mode), and can optionally receive an ambient lighting value from an ambient light sensor and a user-selectable manual brightness adjustment setting to determine whether luminescence shock avoidance should even be triggered, and if it is triggered, how much should the brightness level of the display be limited.
- Although some embodiments of this invention may be described herein in terms of mobile telephones, it should be understood that other embodiments of this invention may not be so limited, but can be generally applicable to any display device that is capable of automatically waking up from a sleep mode and illuminating the display to a certain level.
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FIG. 1 illustratesexemplary computing system 100 operable withtouch screen 142 formed fromsensor panel 124 anddisplay device 140 that may be used in conjunction with embodiments of this invention. However, it should be understood that the system ofFIG. 1 is merely illustrative of a number of different touch screen systems that can be used with embodiments of this invention. -
Sensor panel 124 can include a capacitive touch sensor panel capable of detecting touch or hovering within the near-field detection capabilities of the capacitive touch sensors, or a proximity sensor panel capable of detecting hovering outside the near field detection capabilities of the capacitive touch sensors, or a combination of both. Examples of a capacitive touch sensor panel and a proximity sensor panel are described in Applicant's co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/649,998 entitled “Proximity and Multi-Touch Sensor Detection and Demodulation,” filed on Jan. 3, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein. -
Sensor panel 124 can be connected to other components incomputing system 100 through connectors integrally formed on the sensor panel, or using flex circuits.Computing system 100 can include one ormore panel processors 102 andperipherals 104, andpanel subsystem 106. The one ormore processors 102 can include, for example, ARM968 processors or other processors with similar functionality and capabilities. However, in other embodiments, the panel processor functionality can be implemented instead by dedicated logic such as a state machine.Peripherals 104 can include, but are not limited to, random access memory (RAM) or other types of memory or storage, watchdog timers and the like. -
Panel subsystem 106 can include, but is not limited to, one or moreanalog channels 108,channel scan logic 110 anddriver logic 114.Channel scan logic 110 can accessRAM 112, autonomously read data from the analog channels and provide control for the analog channels. This control can include multiplexing columns ofsensor panel 124 toanalog channels 108. In addition,channel scan logic 110 can control the driver logic and stimulation signals being selectively applied to rows ofsensor panel 124. In some embodiments,panel subsystem 106,panel processor 102 andperipherals 104 can be integrated into a single application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). -
Driver logic 114 can provide multiple panel subsystem outputs 116 and can present a proprietary interface that driveshigh voltage driver 118.High voltage driver 118 can provide level shifting from a low voltage level (e.g. complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) levels) to a higher voltage level, providing a better signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio for noise reduction purposes. The high voltage driver outputs can be sent todecoder 120, which can selectively connect one or more high voltage driver outputs to one or morepanel row inputs 122 through a proprietary interface and enable the use of fewer high voltage driver circuits in thehigh voltage driver 118. Eachpanel row input 122 can drive one or more rows insensor panel 124. In some embodiments,high voltage driver 118 anddecoder 120 can be integrated into a single ASIC. However, in other embodimentshigh voltage driver 118 anddecoder 120 can be integrated intodriver logic 114, and, in still other embodiments,high voltage driver 118 anddecoder 120 can be eliminated entirely. -
Computing system 100 can also includehost processor 128 for receiving outputs frompanel processor 102 and performing actions based on the outputs that can include, but are not limited to, moving an object such as a cursor or pointer, scrolling or panning, adjusting control settings, opening a file or document, viewing a menu, making a selection, executing instructions, operating a peripheral device connected to the host device, answering a telephone call, placing a telephone call, terminating a telephone call, changing the volume or audio settings, storing information related to telephone communications such as addresses, frequently dialed numbers, received calls, missed calls, logging onto a computer or a computer network, permitting authorized individuals access to restricted areas of the computer or computer network, loading a user profile associated with a user's preferred arrangement of the computer desktop, permitting access to web content, launching a particular program, encrypting or decoding a message, and/or the like. -
Host processor 128 can also perform additional functions that may not be related to panel processing, and can be coupled toprogram storage 132 and display device 130 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) for providing a user interface (UI) to a user of the device. For example, a luminescence shock avoidance algorithm according to embodiments of this invention can be implemented in software or firmware and executed byhost processor 128 to selectively limit the brightness level of a display device when the display device is activated in a dark environment to prevent the temporary vision impairment that can occur when display device 130 is activated in a dark environment. - In some embodiments of this invention, an ambient
light sensor 144 may provide a signal or change in state corresponding to the amount of ambient light present. Ambientlight sensor 144 can be a photodiode (e.g. a fast pin diode) 146 or any other device (e.g. a phototransistor or other sensing device) known in the art whose current changes as a function of received ambient light, and can include both an infrared (IR) sensor and a visible light sensor. -
FIG. 2 a illustrates exemplary brightness functions of ambient light (in lux (one lumen per square meter)) vs. display device brightness or luminance (in nits (one candela per square meter)) for an exemplary display device according to embodiments of this invention. The brightness functions inFIG. 2 a indicate that, for a given ambient light level (the x-axis), the display device will be set to a particular brightness level (the y-axis).FIG. 2 a demonstrates that as the ambient light decreases, less light is needed from the display to maintain sufficient visibility, and as the ambient light increases, more light is needed from the display to maintain sufficient visibility. InFIG. 2 a , lines 200, 202, 204, 206 and 208 represent a sampling of brightness functions (or various modified brightness functions) of ambient light vs. display device brightness that can be selected by a user using a manual display brightness control setting, although it should be noted that the brightness functions need not be largely linear, but can be non-linear and can even include discrete steps. The brightness functions may be mathematical expressions computed by a processor, or look-up tables stored in memory. In the example ofFIG. 2 a ,line 200 can be the default (neutral) display brightness function, but if the user desires a lower display brightness, the control setting can be adjusted down, either in continuous or discrete steps, until an absolute minimumdisplay brightness function 202 is reached. Note that in the example ofFIG. 2 a , whenfunction 202 hits a minimumambient light level 214, it does not drop below a minimumdisplay brightness level 210, and thus the display will always be illuminated to some degree, even in absolute darkness. However, it should be understood thatminimum levels - Conversely, if the user desires a higher display brightness, the control setting can be adjusted up, either in continuous or discrete steps, passing through
brightness functions display brightness function 208 is reached. Note that in the example ofFIG. 2 a ,function 208 is maintained at maximumdisplay brightness level 212. At this setting, there is essentially no longer any sensitivity to ambient light, as the display brightness setting is constant, regardless of the ambient light level. It also be understood that in other embodiments, there may be no manual display brightness control, and only a single brightness function (e.g. default function 200) may be employed. -
FIG. 2 a also illustrates that when the display device is in a standby, sleep or powered-down mode to save battery power, the display is at a zerobrightness level 216. When the display is automatically activated, such as when a telephone call is received, the display will turn on to the brightness level determined by the ambient light level detected by the ambient light sensor. For example, if the device was in a brightly lit room when a call is received, the display brightness level may jump frompoint 218 topoint 220. Because the user's eyes are likely to be already adjusted to the lighting in the room, the sudden change in display brightness level frompoint 218 to point 220 should not cause any luminescence shock. However, if the device is in a car being driven at night, for example, when a call is received, the display brightness level may jump frompoint 222 topoint 224. Although the display brightness level ofpoint 224 is far less thanpoint 220, nevertheless because the user's eyes are likely to be already adjusted to the darkness of the car, the sudden change in display brightness level frompoint 222 to point 224 can cause luminescence shock and temporary vision impairment, which can be dangerous to the operator of the car. - To avoid luminescence shock, an algorithm may be applied as follows. If the display device is off and a call or other triggering activity is detected, the ambient light sensor will turn on and detect a certain ambient light level. In one embodiment, if the detected ambient light level is greater than or equal to a luminescence
shock threshold value 226, then the display device will turn on at a brightness level according to the current display brightness setting. In other words, if the ambient light level is greater than or equal tothreshold value 226, the display will turn on from a zero brightness level to the level defined by the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting (e.g. frompoint 218 to point 220).Threshold value 226 can be determined empirically and then used as a fixed value in the algorithm, or it can be user programmable. Becausethreshold value 226 is chosen such that no luminescence shock is expected for ambient light levels above the threshold value, no adjustment is made to the display brightness level when the display turns on. - However, if the detected ambient light level is below
threshold value 226, luminescence shock may occur, so the display device will turn on from a zero brightness level to an initially reduced brightness level as compared to what would normally be expected if the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness level was followed. In other words, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting (e.g. frompoint 222 to point 228, which is less than point 224). This dimmer than usual brightness level is intended to avoid luminescence shock. After some short time period has passed (e.g. five seconds), giving the user's eyes time to adjust, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function (see arrow 230), which should be closer to ideal for sufficient visibility at the current ambient light level. - In other embodiments,
threshold 226 is not used, and therefore regardless of the detected ambient light level, the display will initially turn on to a brightness level less than the appropriate brightness function as determined by the current display brightness setting. Optionally, as above, after some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the appropriate brightness function. - If the display device is already on and a call or other triggering activity is detected, there will be no change to the display brightness, regardless of the current light level. In other words, the luminescence shock avoidance algorithm can be employed only when the display device is initially off.
- The reduced brightness value may be implemented in a number of different ways.
FIG. 2 b illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is belowthreshold 226, the reduced display brightness value may be a fixedvalue 240, regardless of the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings. In the example ofFIG. 2 b , twobrightness functions brightness function 200, then the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level 240 (see arrows 232), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 234). Even if the current display brightness settings correspond tobrightness function 204, the display device turns on to the same reduced brightness level 240 (see arrows 236), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 238). -
FIG. 2 c illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is belowthreshold 226, the reduced display brightness value is a fixed value that is dependent on the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings. In the example ofFIG. 2 c , twobrightness functions brightness function 200, then the display device turns on to a reducedbrightness level 240 associated with brightness function 200 (see arrows 232), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 234). If the current display brightness settings correspond tobrightness function 204, the display device turns on to a higherreduced brightness level 246 associated with brightness function 204 (see arrows 242), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 244). - As the example embodiment of
FIG. 2 c illustrates, the fixedvalues FIG. 2 a ). -
FIG. 2 d illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is belowthreshold 226, the reduced display brightness value is dependent only on the detected ambient light level, regardless of the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings. In the example ofFIG. 2 d , twobrightness functions brightness function 200, then the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reduced brightness function 248 (see arrows 250). Note that although reducedbrightness function 248 is shown inFIG. 2 d as a piecewise linear function, any type of function could be used, as long as it represents a reduced brightness level. The reduced brightness function may be a mathematical expression computed by a processor, or may be a look-up table stored in memory. After some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 252). Even if the current display brightness settings correspond tobrightness function 204, the display device turns on to the same reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reduced brightness function 248 (see arrows 254), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 256). -
FIG. 2 e illustrates one embodiment of this invention wherein if the detected ambient light level is belowthreshold 226, the reduced display brightness value is dependent both on the detected ambient light level and the current display brightness settings. After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by the brightness function appropriate for the current display brightness settings. In the example ofFIG. 2 e , twobrightness functions brightness function 200, then the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reducedbrightness function 248 associated with brightness function 200 (see arrows 250). After some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 200 (see arrows 252). If the current display brightness settings correspond tobrightness function 204, the display device turns on to a reduced brightness level as determined by the detected ambient light level and reducedbrightness function 254 associated with brightness function 204 (see arrows 256), and then after some time has passed, the display device returns to the brightness levels determined by brightness function 204 (see arrows 258). - Even in embodiments without an ambient light sensor, and therefore no detected ambient light level, luminescence shock can be avoided.
FIG. 2 f illustrates one embodiment of this invention in which when the display device is on, it remains at aconstant level 260, regardless of the ambient light level. In some embodiments, thisconstant level 260 can be adjusted up or down as indicated byarrows 262 using a manual display brightness control. When a telephone call or other triggering activity is detected, the display may initially come on with a reducedbrightness value 264 as compared to line 260 (see arrows 266). After some short time period has passed, the brightness level can be gradually or instantly increased to the level determined by brightness level 260 (see arrows 268). - In some embodiments of this invention, the wavelength of light from the display can be shifted to further reduce luminescence shock.
FIG. 3 is a plot of wavelength vs. pupil sensitivity, showing that the pupils are more sensitive to blue/green light (i.e. the pupils tend to constrict more) as compared to red light. Thus, if ambient light levels below a certain threshold are detected when a telephone call or other activity is detected and the display is turned on, the color of the display can be temporarily gamma-shifted into the red region, either alone or in combination with reduced display brightness levels as described above. By gamma-shifting the display towards red light (see arrow 300), the brightness of the display will tend to cause the user's pupils to constrict less, so that when the user looks up again at a dark road, for example, the user's vision impairment is reduced. If gamma-shifting is applied in combination with reduced display brightness levels, the display brightness levels may not need to be reduced as much. -
FIG. 4 is a more detailed view of the host processor, ambient light sensor and display device shown inFIG. 1 . InFIG. 4 ,host processor 400 receives information on detected ambient light levels from ambientlight sensor 402 through an interface which can include and I.sup.2C digitalserial interface 404.Host processor 400 can execute luminescence shock software orfirmware 406 and control the brightness ofdisplay device 408 using control signals 410. In addition, gamma-shift logic 412, which can be a color lookup table, can perform the gamma-shifting described above to alter the RGB inputs to displaydevice 408 and shift the display to the red spectrum as described above. -
FIG. 5 a illustrates an exemplarymobile telephone 536 havingsensor panel 524 anddisplay device 530 and a processor that can include the luminescence shock avoidance algorithms as described above according to embodiments of this invention.FIG. 5 b illustrates an exemplary digital audio/video player 538 havingsensor panel 524 anddisplay device 530 and a processor that can include luminescence shock avoidance algorithms as described above according to embodiments of this invention. The mobile telephone and digital audio/video player ofFIGS. 5 a and 5 b can advantageously benefit from the luminescence shock avoidance algorithms because they can limit the amount of temporary vision impairment that can occur when a previously dark display device is illuminated in a dark environment, which can be hazardous in certain situations such as when the user is driving a car at night. - Although the present invention has been fully described in connection with embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that various changes and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as being included within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
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21. An electronic device, comprising:
a host processor; and
program storage coupled to the host processor, wherein the host processor is configured to:
transmit a first brightness signal indicating a first brightness level;
receive an ambient light signal indicating a detected level of ambient light; and
transmit a second brightness signal indicating a second brightness level different from the first brightness level based on the received ambient light signal.
22. The electronic device of claim 21 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
determine whether the received ambient light signal is below a threshold; and
when the received ambient light signal is determined to be below the threshold, transmit the second brightness signal indicating the second brightness level, wherein the second brightness level is greater than the first brightness level.
23. The electronic device of claim 22 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
determine whether the received ambient light signal is above the threshold; and
when the received ambient light signal is determined to be above the threshold, transmit a third brightness signal indicating a third brightness level that is greater than the second brightness level.
24. The electronic device of claim 23 wherein the program storage stores a brightness adjustment function and wherein the third brightness level is equal to a first normal brightness level determined by the brightness adjustment function for the received ambient light signal that is above the threshold.
25. The electronic device of claim 24 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive a user display brightness setting; and
transmit the third brightness level based on the received user display brightness setting.
26. The electronic device of claim 21 wherein the host processor further comprises gamma-shift logic.
27. The electronic device of claim 21 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive an activation signal; and
transmit the second brightness level in response to the received activation signal.
28. The electronic device of claim 27 wherein the activation signal indicates an activity selected from the group consisting of: reception of a telephone call, reception of a text message, and reception of an e-mail.
29. An electronic device comprising:
a host processor; and
program storage coupled to the host processor, wherein the host processor is configured to:
temporarily transmit color signals that shift a display color towards a wavelength for a time period;
after the time period has passed, transmit additional color signals that do not shift the display color towards the wavelength.
30. The electronic device of claim 29 wherein the wavelength corresponds to red light.
31. The electronic device of claim 29 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive an activation signal; and
temporarily transmit color signals that shift the display color towards the wavelength for the time period in response to the received activation signal.
32. The electronic device of claim 29 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive an ambient light signal indicating a detected level of ambient light; and
temporarily transmit color signals that shift the display color towards the wavelength for the time period based on the received ambient light signal.
33. The electronic device of claim 32 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
determine whether the received ambient light signal is below a threshold; and
when the received ambient light signal is determined to be below the threshold, temporarily transmit color signals that shift the display color towards the wavelength for the time period.
34. The electronic device of claim 33 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
determine whether the received ambient light signal is above a threshold; and
when the received ambient light signal is determined to be above the threshold, transmit additional color signals that do not shift the display color towards the wavelength.
35. The electronic device of claim 29 wherein the host processor comprises a color lookup table.
36. The electronic device of claim 29 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
transmit a first brightness signal indicating a first brightness level;
receive an ambient light signal indicating a detected level of ambient light; and
transmit a second brightness signal indicating a second brightness level different from the first brightness level based on the received ambient light signal.
37. An electronic device, comprising:
a host processor; and
program storage coupled to the host processor, wherein the host processor is configured to:
temporarily transmit a first brightness signal indicating a first brightness level for a time period; and
after the time period has passed, transmit a second brightness signal indicating a second brightness level greater than the first brightness level.
38. The electronic device defined in claim 37 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive a user display brightness setting; and
transmit the second brightness signal indicating a second brightness level greater than the first brightness level based on the received user display brightness setting.
39. The electronic device defined in claim 37 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive an ambient light signal indicating a detected level of ambient light; and
transmit the second brightness signal indicating a second brightness level greater than the first brightness level based on the received ambient light signal.
40. The electronic device defined in claim 37 wherein the host processor is further configured to:
receive a user display brightness setting;
receive an ambient light signal indicating a detected level of ambient light; and
transmit the second brightness signal indicating a second brightness level greater than the first brightness level based on the received user display brightness setting and the received ambient light signal.
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